Criminal Justice News

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

FBI Offers Job Opportunities for Foreign Language Speakers

FBI
Foreign Language Job Fair to be Held Saturday, June 16, 2012

The FBI is seeking to hire foreign
language speakers and will host its first foreign language job fair in the DFW
Metroplex in Grapevine, Texas on Saturday, June 16, 2012. The job fair will be
held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Grapevine Convention Center located at
1209 South Main Street in Grapevine, Texas, 76051.

“FBI linguists play an extremely
important role in supporting the FBI’s mission by performing interpretation and
translation assignments, as well as providing nuances of cultural awareness to
FBI agents, intelligence analysts, and other FBI employees,” said FBI Assistant
Special Agent in Charge Kevin F. Kolbye. “It’s a job opportunity that
celebrates a high retention rate, promotes a great sense of job satisfaction,
and promises to be both challenging and rewarding.”

The FBI has nearly 1,500 linguists
nationwide supporting over 100 different foreign language requirements. Over 95
percent of the FBI’s linguists are native speakers in the foreign language for
which they are hired. All linguists begin as contract employees, but the
position may lead to full-time employment. Contract linguists are able to work
part-time hours and are paid between $29 and $41 per hour, depending upon the
language and level of proficiency. Candidates offered a contract can expect to
provide services from their local FBI field office.

Qualified candidates must have the
following:

1) Strong oral and written communication
skills in English and a foreign language needed by the FBI;

2) Basic computer applications skills;

3) United States citizenship; and

4) Physical residence in the United
States for three of the last five years. Currently, the foreign languages most
needed by the FBI are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Hebrew, Farsi, Korean,
Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, and Urdu. Individuals with proficiency in
other languages are also encouraged to attend.

FBI language managers and linguists will
be at the job fair to discuss the position and will pre- screen potential
candidates. Additional information about FBI job opportunities may be found at
www.fbijobs.gov.